Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org
I've worked on all of science, from B cells to T cells.
https://fellowsherpa.com
Joined Nov 2022
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A former minister for health in England wrote to me that “The COVID-19 inquiry will make us the laughing stock in the eyes of the world.” But it is worse than that. The level of criminal incompetence exposed by recent witnesses to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, has proven that many, if not most, of over 230K deaths were preventable. Amid the claims of extreme misogyny, profanity, and chaos that litter the evidence is a story of complete government breakdown. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02504-7/fulltext
You'll never guess what happened next...
"When the project was announced, in 2002, Biobank promised that data would not be given to insurance companies after concerns were raised that it could be used in a discriminatory way"
"Books like these demand a certain agreement between writer and reader. The writer must be a knowledgeable guide as they lead the audience deeper into the topic. When done well, the resulting pages look effortless—but authors need to do a lot of background work to be able to explain difficult concepts in clear terms. (An old bit of editor’s wisdom applies here: Often, journalists who are struggling to draft an article don’t have writer’s block; they’re just not done reporting.)"
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**Iceland has entered the chat**
55 Mya the same monster made the basalt formations on eastern Greenland and the huge basalt plateau beneath the Faroe Islands (see map). The Faroes are mountain peaks of this ancient plateau. Slættaratindur on right. Iceland is a baby (18 Mya).
I've been to both Iceland and the Faroes. Still need to visit eastern Greenland to complete my basalt tour.
"This week, Suella Braverman has undermined the operational independence of the police, angered politicians and communities on all sides in Northern Ireland, stoked the potential for unrest caused by the far right and antisemites at tomorrow’s pro-Palestinian march, earned a rebuke from Winston Churchill’s grandson, and so much more besides – and all out of sheer respect for the dead we commemorate this weekend and every Armistice Day."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/10/remembrance-suella-braverman-home-secretary
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Percival Lowell, American astronomer who predicted the existence of a planet beyond the orbit of Neptune & initiated the search that ended in the discovery of Pluto died #OTD in 1916.
For some 15 years he studied Mars extensively, making intricate drawings of the surface markings as he perceived them. His works include a detailed description of the canals of Mars - dark spots at their intersections; and the varying visibility of both, depending partly on the Martian seasons.
Interesting #preprint comparing intramural vs extramural funding at the NIH:
"When adjusted for investment, extramural research excels at producing scholarly outputs such as publications and citations, which are standard metrics in academic assessment. In contrast, intramural research, whether basic or applied, stands out for producing research that influences subsequent clinical studies, aligning with its agency mission."
#SciencePolicy
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This really is disgusting.
‘Unthinkable cruelty’: Kenyan expert working at Bristol University denied visa for six-year-old daughter
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#IDMastodon #CovidIsNotOver
#Maskup😷
A comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on #longCOVID & its immunological implications
Aims in development of efficient strategies & offers a comprehensive understanding of navigating LC by examining the effect of #COVID19 on various organ systems & the immune response, potential interventions to reduce the burden of LC
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Lord Rayleigh, English physical scientist who made fundamental discoveries in the fields of acoustics and optics that are basic to the theory of wave propagation in fluids was born #OTD in 1842.
Together with William Ramsay, he discovered the element argon, (he earned the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904); discovered the phenomenon now called Rayleigh scattering, explaining why the sky is blue, & predicted the existence of the surface waves now known as Rayleigh waves. via @wikipedia
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Greetings from Utopia
"Imaginemos un país que, a pesar de lindar con el nuestro, nos hiciera viajar más allá de la realidad, nos trasladara al territorio donde se materializan nuestros deseos."
https://elpais.com/opinion/2023-11-12/ni-tan-siquiera-portugal-es-perfecto.html
“The Death of Cardinal Beaufort,” a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting a scene from Shakespeare’s play “Henry VI, Part 2,” stirred controversy when it was first shown in 1789, because of a demon that lurked in its shadows.'
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/arts/design/hidden-demon-joshua-reynolds-painting.html
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“I laughed when I heard people say that they should put armed guards on the streets," says Eddie Mullins, new chair of Dublin's north inner-city community-safety partnership. “What are they going to do? Shoot people?”
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Steve Schmidt former corporate, political, and #Republican campaign strategist ... explains the existential danger of Trump's #MAGA party.
Al Frankin interviews Steve Schmidt: https://youtu.be/cBmwLezR9ds
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A small-molecule TrkB ligand improves dendritic spine phenotypes and atypical behaviors in female Rett syndrome mice https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.09.566435v1?med=mas
"Drug companies want to sell drugs and patients want to take them, but unproven remedies erode our faith in industry’s ability to deliver drugs that work and provide false hope to people suffering from life-threatening diseases. It’s a devil’s bargain that serves no one."
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/act-up-fda-lessons/
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TIL the United States was slated to transition to the metric system, however, in 1793, the ship transporting the standardized meter and kilogram was seized by pirates and the measurements never arrived in the country...
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/28/574044232/how-pirates-of-the-caribbean-hijacked-americas-metric-system
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/17tgz8k/til_the_united_states_was_slated_to_transition_to/
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Applied Research Scientist – Biomedical Data Analyst
Moffitt Cancer Center
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/applied-research-scientist-biomedical-data-analyst/?feed_id=65098
#ScienceJobs #hiring #research
Tampa #UnitedStatesUS #Researcher #Scientist
https://jobrxiv.org/job/applied-research-scientist-biomedical-data-analyst/?feed_id=65098
I've worked on all of science, from B cells to T cells.
https://fellowsherpa.com
Joined Nov 2022
